Phytomyza affinis
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Phytomyza affinis leaf mines on Cirsium arvense | |
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Phytomyza affinis Fallen, 1823
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Phytomyza affinis is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2] Description of imago-Antennomere III brown black, 1-11 red. Mesonotum matt black lateral parts and notopleural depression yellow. Acrosticals in 2-4 rows. Coxae 1 yellow basally, II-III blackish. Femora yellow (black basally). Base of femora, tibiae and tarsi black. Abdomen brown black. Tergites with a yellow apical line dilated at the sides. Long. : 2,5–3 mm.[3] The larva mines Cirsium arvense and also feeds on seeds of Euphrasia.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
- ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
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Categories:
- Agromyzidae
- Insects described in 1823
- Diptera of Europe
- Opomyzoidea stubs